NAUTICAL REPORT EDITING 1.Circle your title 2.Use an arrow to SHOW your paragraphs (3) 3.Put a square around the first word of each sentence and a square around the end punctuation. 4.Count the number of sentences total for each paragraph 5.Intro: 3-5 sentences 6.Body: 8-10 sentences 7.Conclusion 3-5 sentences 8.Different kinds of sentences: a._Declarative statement b._Interrogative question c._Exclamatory d._Imperative command 9.NO NOs: well, got, get, I, cuz, cause, (because) should of, would of, could of, THE END…Be careful words: too many: is, are, was, were – highlight NO But… at the beginning. 10.I AM GOING TO TELL YOU, I AM GOING TO WRITE ABOUT –YIKES…NONONONONO 11.No more than two sentences begin with the same word!! 12.Ways to fix beginnings: a.Start with a prepositional phrase: In the beginning, For most sharks, beneath the ocean… b.SC word…Because sharks are nocturnal, Since sharks have many teeth, If sharks did not have fins, c.Transition words: first, next, finally, then, while, second…
1. Circle your title
2. Use an arrow to SHOW your paragraphs (3)
3. Put a square around the first word of each sentence and a square around the end punctuation.
4. Count the number of sentences total for each paragraph
5. Intro: 3-5 sentences
6. Body: 8-10 sentences
7. Conclusion 3-5 sentences
8. Different kinds of sentences:
a. _Declarative statement
b. _Interrogative question
c. _Exclamatory
d. _Imperative command
9. NO NOs: well, got, get, I, cuz, cause, (because) should of, would of, could of, THE END…Be careful words: too many: is, are, was, were – highlight NO But… at the beginning.
10. I AM GOING TO TELL YOU, I AM GOING TO WRITE ABOUT –YIKES…NONONONONO
11. No more than two sentences begin with the same word!!
12. Ways to fix beginnings:
a. Start with a prepositional phrase: In the beginning, For most sharks, beneath the ocean…
b. SC word…Because sharks are nocturnal, Since sharks have many teeth, If sharks did not have fins,
c. Transition words: first, next, finally, then, while, second…